Visiting hour by Norman MacCaig is a poem in which MacCaig uses a variety of techniques to convey his emotions. In his word choice it helps us relate to his sadness in this event. MacCaig starts the poem by setting the scene he is in a hospital visiting a friend. In the first stanza MacCaig is uncomfortable in his surroundings he is very apprehensive towards the hospital. For instance “The hospital smell combs my nostrils” …showed first 75 words of 688 total…

…showed last 75 words of 688 total…his feelings have had a remarkable effect on us as it makes us more aware of feelings which people try and hide from there loved ones. The poem brings us face to face with heart-felt feelings of another. As people who have visited love ones can compare there experience and can relate to MacCaig feelings. In visiting hour, then, MacCaig has very successfully conveyed his emotions. As he has expressed his feelings in various depths.